Charlotte GP delay?

F150Motocrosser 9/2/2016 9:16am
9/2/2016 9:16am
Stefan82 wrote:
It's motocross not F1 so it'll happen as scheduled.
kkawboy14 wrote:
F1 races in the rain also
I've always admired F1 for that vs how sissy NASCAR is about the rain..

That being said, I fully support delaying the qualifier until tomorrow. Makes no sense to put the teams, riders and fans through a mudfest at a fresh man made track; especially when the qualifying conditions would be so much different than the conditions for the actual race.
Edge-Of-Adhesion 9/2/2016 9:25am
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Has a race ever been rain delayed? Not talking due to lightning or hurricane/tropical storm, but couldn't race due to too much rain?
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain got so bad most of the riders couldn't make it up one of the hills. They delayed the last moto while they re-routed the track to cut the hill out.

I was there, it was complete madness.

Watch from about 1 minute 30 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFnmrOpKiAE
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Jordan421 wrote:
Has a race ever been rain delayed? Not talking due to lightning or hurricane/tropical storm, but couldn't race due to too much rain?
Edge-Of-Adhesion wrote:
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain...
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain got so bad most of the riders couldn't make it up one of the hills. They delayed the last moto while they re-routed the track to cut the hill out.

I was there, it was complete madness.

Watch from about 1 minute 30 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFnmrOpKiAE
It was like the Battle of the Somme huh.

I was there too, I didn't enjoy getting soaked but enjoyed watching them all trying to make it up those hills. Carnage.
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Edge-Of-Adhesion wrote:
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain...
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain got so bad most of the riders couldn't make it up one of the hills. They delayed the last moto while they re-routed the track to cut the hill out.

I was there, it was complete madness.

Watch from about 1 minute 30 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFnmrOpKiAE
And when the over-track advertising hoarding (for Radson?) fell down due to the weight of the mud on it.

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ayearinmx 9/2/2016 9:37am
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no track action for today..... just been called off with an earlier start tomorrow
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So if everything is happening in 1 day, does that mean they'll run 1-2 20 min practice, 20 min +2 lap race qualifier, and (2) 30 +2 min motos all in the same day??? Essentially racing 3 motos? That's an insane amount of racing crammed into a day. Talk about riders being exhausted!
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ayearinmx 9/2/2016 9:54am
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no..... they will start earlier, free practice, timed practice for gate pick and then the two races..... so basically one more session than a usual MXGP Sunday, and pretty much the same as a National (i think)
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kongols 9/2/2016 9:59am
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ayearinmx wrote:
no..... they will start earlier, free practice, timed practice for gate pick and then the two races..... so basically one more session than a usual MXGP...
no..... they will start earlier, free practice, timed practice for gate pick and then the two races..... so basically one more session than a usual MXGP Sunday, and pretty much the same as a National (i think)
So, you mean I have a night off today?
1st Amendment 9/2/2016 10:05am
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Edge-Of-Adhesion wrote:
Paul Malin just tweeted this. If they moved the qualifying races I'm sure he'd have said. Paul Malin ‏@PaulMalin11 Looks like we got real lucky with...
Paul Malin just tweeted this. If they moved the qualifying races I'm sure he'd have said.



Paul Malin
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Looks like we got real lucky with the weather! Could've been the REAL storm that hit Florida, thankfully this is only dry rain @mxgp
WTF is dry rain?
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ayearinmx 9/2/2016 10:06am
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kongols wrote:
So, you mean I have a night off today?
and more importantly..... so do i Wink
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Jordan421 wrote:
Has a race ever been rain delayed? Not talking due to lightning or hurricane/tropical storm, but couldn't race due to too much rain?
Edge-Of-Adhesion wrote:
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain...
Not delayed as such but the 98 MXdN (as it was known then) at Foxhills in England the second race was red flagged when the rain got so bad most of the riders couldn't make it up one of the hills. They delayed the last moto while they re-routed the track to cut the hill out.

I was there, it was complete madness.

Watch from about 1 minute 30 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFnmrOpKiAE
Spain? Second race didn't happen?
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1st Amendment wrote:
WTF is dry rain?
It's like a wet drought, only different.
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Yep they've canned the qualifying races.
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MANNERS226 9/2/2016 11:30am
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http://www.mxgp.com/news/monster-energy-mxgp-americas-post-poned-till-tomorrow

CHARLOTTE (United States of America), 02 September 2016 – Unfortunately the tail end of Hurricane Hermine that hit the Florida state last night has drifted across and caught Charlotte where the penultimate round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was supposed to burst into life tonight. Due to the rain that has fallen and is scheduled to fall throughout the day today, the event management have made the decision to post-pone today’s action, until 1:30pm tomorrow, Saturday 3rd September.

The spectacular man-made track here at The Dirt Track, Charlotte Motor Speedway, has been sealed and covered with plastic in order to protect the dirt. Rain has been forecasted all day today, but will stop later this evening. The water will be drained off the track as soon as possible and early tomorrow morning MXGP’s track crew will head out onto the circuit and start turning the dirt over so that the dry soil is on top. The track is expected to be in perfect condition and the weather forecaster is looking bright and sunny, we can all look forward to a brilliant day of action packed motocross.

Due to the change in timetable, there will be no qualifying races tomorrow, only Free Practice and Timed Practice, and then straight into the main events. The Timed Practice sessions will be LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com.

Also don’t miss the Studio Show with special guests Cooper Webb, Jorge Prado Garcia and Darian Sanayei, LIVE and FREE to view TODAY, Friday 02 September, at 4:45pm local time on www.mxgp-tv.com.



You can view the new time schedule here below:

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 13:30;
MXGP Free Practice 14:05;
MX2 Time Practice 14:40;
MXGP Time Practice 15:25,
MX2 Race 1 17:15;
MXGP Race 1 18:15;
MX2 Race 2 20:10;
MXGP Race 2 21:10.

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Motoxdoc 9/2/2016 11:39am
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Soooo, I'm hearing something about amateur day on Sunday and GP practice, qualifiers and races all on Saturday? Does that mean they planned on canning the Saturday qualifier races and assign gate pick per practice times from the get go? I'm going to Glen Helen next week...I wonder what the schedule is for that? Saturday qualifiers and Sunday races like they've been doing all year?....or everything on Saturday?
F150Motocrosser 9/2/2016 11:44am
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Soooo, I'm hearing something about amateur day on Sunday and GP practice, qualifiers and races all on Saturday? Does that mean they planned on canning the...
Soooo, I'm hearing something about amateur day on Sunday and GP practice, qualifiers and races all on Saturday? Does that mean they planned on canning the Saturday qualifier races and assign gate pick per practice times from the get go? I'm going to Glen Helen next week...I wonder what the schedule is for that? Saturday qualifiers and Sunday races like they've been doing all year?....or everything on Saturday?
The plan was always to run the races under the lights Friday/Saturday night. A few weeks ago, they announced Open Practice day on Sunday for amateurs (which I'm stoked for!) The only thing that's changed is tonight's qualifier has been nixed. Sounds like they'll qualify straight out of timed practice tomorrow, just like how the Nationals work (except no LCQ race)

I suspect Glen Helen will run the usual Saturday/Sunday schedule typical of the GP's
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Motoxdoc 9/2/2016 12:08pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Soooo, I'm hearing something about amateur day on Sunday and GP practice, qualifiers and races all on Saturday? Does that mean they planned on canning the...
Soooo, I'm hearing something about amateur day on Sunday and GP practice, qualifiers and races all on Saturday? Does that mean they planned on canning the Saturday qualifier races and assign gate pick per practice times from the get go? I'm going to Glen Helen next week...I wonder what the schedule is for that? Saturday qualifiers and Sunday races like they've been doing all year?....or everything on Saturday?
F150Motocrosser wrote:
The plan was always to run the races under the lights Friday/Saturday night. A few weeks ago, they announced Open Practice day on Sunday for amateurs...
The plan was always to run the races under the lights Friday/Saturday night. A few weeks ago, they announced Open Practice day on Sunday for amateurs (which I'm stoked for!) The only thing that's changed is tonight's qualifier has been nixed. Sounds like they'll qualify straight out of timed practice tomorrow, just like how the Nationals work (except no LCQ race)

I suspect Glen Helen will run the usual Saturday/Sunday schedule typical of the GP's
Ah...got it, that clears things up...thanks F150!
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Mr. Info 9/2/2016 12:51pm
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Glen Helen is Saturday practice and qualifying and Sunday is GP races only.
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Skidaddle 9/2/2016 3:23pm
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It's called Virga.
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Hcallz5 9/2/2016 3:25pm
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Get on with the racing already!

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1st Amendment wrote:
WTF is dry rain?
GuyB wrote:
It's like a wet drought, only different.
They say the Inuit / Eskimos have many names for snow - the Poms have a bazillion names for types of rain, I think.
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Radman66 9/2/2016 4:02pm
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Practice, timed qualifying, then straight into the moto's should be a nice schedule for the ama guys.
Sir Roostsalot 9/2/2016 4:11pm
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And to think they might have been able to have this race at Southwick. Beautiful up here right now.

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